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Las Vegas Massacre Dispels the Myth of Who鈥檚 Most Violent in This Country
While young and non-White people are perceived as more dangerous, middle-aged White people have the highest rates of gun ownership and gun deaths.
What鈥檚 Stopping Media From Calling Las Vegas Killer a 鈥淭errorist鈥�? His Whiteness
Like other mass shooters before him, Stephen Paddock has the benefit of White privilege even in the most vicious of circumstances.
Author Jim Wallis on Faith鈥檚 Leading Role in Dismantling White Supremacy
鈥淭he original sin is the doctrine, ideology, myth, lie, and social construct of racial difference and superiority.鈥�
I鈥檓 an 80-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor. Antifas Aren鈥檛 Scary. Neo-Nazis Are
More than 70 years after hiding in a Berlin cellar, I鈥檓 faced once again with neo-Nazis spewing and spreading their hate and beliefs around white supremacy.
Why Caribbean Hurricanes Are Worse for Women and the Poor
Across most Caribbean islands, hazard exposure is about the same, but research shows that poverty and social inequality drastically magnify the severity of disasters.
Kaepernick Remains Unsigned, but NFL Anthem Protests and Black Solidarity Continue
During the national anthem of their opening game, the Cleveland Browns locked arms with law enforcement and emergency workers.
The Importance of Training Teachers to Better Understand Their Native Students
Native students have the highest dropout rates, but a college program for educators aims to change that.
Can You Celebrate American History Without Celebrating Colonialism?
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, the move to decolonize the annual Entrada celebration shows how complex identity and culture are.
Racist Voter Suppression Revealed in a Small-Town Voter Fraud Trial
As the nation faces demographic shifts, the push to suppress voting intensifies.
Banishing DREAMers: The Meanness Isn鈥檛 Just Trump
Tens of millions of Americans鈥攎any aging and white鈥攁re willing to sabotage young people rather than to accept racial diversity.
Her Ancestor Was a Slave to Cherokee Indians.聽Now She鈥檚 Applying to Be a Citizen of the Tribe
A landmark decision offers opportunity for healing between descendants of slaveholders and slaves.
Now You Can Instantly Help Those Most Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
The #SupportBlackWomenHOU campaign uses popular money transfer apps to give resources quickly to those in need so they don鈥檛 have to wait for donations from large charities to trickle down.
How to Protest Neo-Nazis Without Adding to the Violence
Ways to fight white supremacists without helping their cause.
5 Ways You Can Help Black Moms Take Back Breastfeeding
Insufficient support and stigma make Black women the least likely to breastfeed of any group.
Inside the ACLU: Defending White Supremacists as a Black Attorney
As a constitutional lawyer, I fully support the First Amendment. But as a black person, I鈥檓 conflicted when it comes to defending hate.
An Easier Way to Get to Universal Health Care
Now is the time to push for better health care. Here are three modest, winnable first steps.
There鈥檚 a Myth That White People Are Safer Among Other Whites
New data on violent deaths show that all people are safest living in places with high diversity鈥攂ut especially White people.
I Need to Start With the Racist Attitudes in Me
Some of my anger at the recent actions of white supremacists comes from acknowledging my own capacity for ugliness.
Stop Using Mental Illness to Explain White Supremacy
White supremacy is not an unfortunate stain on an otherwise clean democracy. It鈥檚 terribly, terrifyingly normal.
Confederate Statues Have Been Invisible to Most White People
We鈥檝e been living alongside the Confederacy too long, and white people are finally starting to notice.
Clues From History: Why Trump鈥檚 Presidency Is Over
Many state governments over the years have reached exactly this point of racial toxicity鈥攁nd crumbled.
In Truth and Reconciliation, First Things First鈥擳he Truth聽
Truth-telling needs to come first before we can begin to heal the racial divide and redress past harms.
Dear Fellow Lefties: Know Who the Real Enemy Is
United fronts aren鈥檛 about unity. They鈥檙e about survival. We have a lot of wounds to heal if we鈥檙e going to act in solidarity against what鈥檚 trying to kill us.
The Historical Falsehoods That Feed White Supremacy
Behind the racist slogans are historical tropes that the broader White America clings to, not just those who showed up for the 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� protests.
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